Rebellion (DmC)

Rebellion is 's main melee weapon in the DmC: Devil May Cry. It was given to Dante as a memento of his father,, so that he could protect himself from the demonic hoards that he battles. It also has the ability to shift into different weapons on the fly, allowing Dante to use multiple weapons.

Rebellion only appears while Dante is in Limbo, linked to the glowing insignia on his back, which also flashes whenever the sword changes to another weapon.

Description
Rebellion is a silver-colored (though bluish in concept art). The blade is long and double-edged, with the forward-facing edge curving outward to form the guard. When it is used to attack, it leaves a white streak behind in its wake. The handgard is heavily designed with rings slanting down it and reversing at the center of the handguard. The pomel carries a round piece that almost resembles a face. Near the pointed out part of the handguard, there's also teeth bitting into it.

Dante receives the Rebellion while he was being tortured by demons in Hellfire Prison; hearing his father's voice reach out to him and gift him with the weapon in order to defend himself. Even though in one of the concept arts Dante seemed to have obtained rebellion at an earlier age.

Gameplay
Rebellion is Dante's main melee weapon, and therefore is balanced in both speed and power. With it, Dante is able to launch enemies into the air, send out shockwaves along the ground, and he swings it in a wide enough arc that he can usually catch more than one enemy in each attack.

When using Rebellion's Drive skill, it's possible to release the attack key just as Drive reaches its full charge to unleash a more powerful, orange-colored shockwave.

Background
Rebellion's ability to change forms borrows inspiration from the Sword of Sparda.

Although Ninja Theory did not invent the Rebellion, which is a holdover from the classic series, they drew upon its symbolism as part of their larger concept. Just as the sword is named "Rebellion", the idea of rebellion against modern consumerism and oppression is the guiding ethos of Dante and the heart of the game, which focuses on "the need to rebel as a means to achieve freedom."